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Editorial: SC, US need Lindsey Graham in Senate
The State ^ | October 28, 2014 | Editorial Board

Posted on 10/28/2014 11:45:00 PM PDT by Bettyprob

COLUMBIA, SC — THE GOOD THING about Brad Hutto is that he doesn’t try to convince us that Lindsey Graham is a liberal. Which is to say that, unlike the six opponents Mr. Graham easily swept aside in the Republican primary, and unlike the reality-show self-promoter who is self-financing a quixotic independent campaign against him, Mr. Hutto is not unhinged from reality.

To the contrary, Mr. Hutto has had a respectable career in the state Senate, where, despite being part of an ever-dwindling minority party, he has had a significant amount of influence on public policy — sometimes for good, sometimes for ill. But regardless of the result, he is someone who understands, like Mr. Graham, that government is about working with people with different points of view to come to a reasonable consensus. And this is probably the most important understanding that a lawmaker can have.

The bad thing about Mr. Hutto is that he wants to be a state senator. Well, that in itself might not be so bad, if he were content to remain in the state Senate. But he wants to replace Sen. Graham in the U.S. Senate, and his main complaint about the incumbent is that he keeps acting like … a U.S. senator.

It’s a bizarre state we live in, where governors and state legislators can’t seem to talk about anything but federal issues, and candidates for federal office think it’s wrong to talk about federal issues.

Fortunately, Mr. Graham understands that he is in fact a U.S. senator.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: 2014; bradhutto; graham; hutto; lindseygraham; ravenel; senate; southcarolina; thomasravenel
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To: Bettyprob
Fortunately, Mr. Graham understands that he is in fact a U.S. senator.

Which means what exactly? I mean being a US Senator. They were supposed to represent the states originally, but since they became directly elected, they seem to simply be troublemakers-at-large.

21 posted on 10/29/2014 7:21:27 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Bettyprob

Remember, Columbia is the center of the Socialist/Communist axis in the state of South Carolina. That city is the reason that SC does not accept the concealed carry licenses of two neighboring states. If Columbia had its way, SC would be the California of the South.


22 posted on 10/29/2014 9:12:21 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Blog: www.BackwoodsEngineer.com)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

And they will throw your ballot out. Only Democrat incomplete ballots are accepted, dontcha know.


23 posted on 10/29/2014 9:13:29 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (Blog: www.BackwoodsEngineer.com)
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To: backwoods-engineer

Can they throw out a ballot if there is one or more “undervotes”? I didn’t know that and find it somewhat startling.


24 posted on 10/29/2014 9:43:32 AM PDT by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: backwoods-engineer

And they will throw your ballot out. Only Democrat incomplete ballots are accepted, dontcha know.
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They might try, but that’s why it is nice to be on the local election board.:-)


25 posted on 10/29/2014 10:51:29 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ DEFUND OBAMA! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)
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To: Bettyprob

Fortunately, Mr. Graham understands that he is in fact a U.S. senator.

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And the rest of us understand that he’s John McCain’s girlfriend.


26 posted on 10/29/2014 10:54:29 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Bettyprob

I believe some bath house somewhere needs lindsey more.


27 posted on 10/29/2014 12:36:54 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Bettyprob

Pathetic, SC. The US is stuck with this loser DemocRat RINO.


28 posted on 10/29/2014 3:56:46 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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